Hi JC,
Thanks for the info on propagation. I am sure you are right, but we will be
on a north facing beach, with not much chance for LP to anywhere.
EU and NA East Coast will be very challenging, but that is why we do 160.
I will be testing a new vertical antenna for 160 that meets USFWS
requirement for a maximum height of 45 feet (13.7 m) and no top loading
wires! I am fairly confident that it will work (with salt-water ground) but
if necessary, I will extend the antenna to 65 feet and add top loading
wires. It may be that we will be a bit weaker in the first few days.
73,
George
On Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:51:19 -0400 wrote:
Hi George
During solar maximum the 160m propagation is different, sometimes a long
path surprise us, but every 28 days there are a couple of good nights with
good propagation. We just never know, the best QSO of your life time could
be any night on 160m, on any given month or any given year.
73;'s
JC
N4IS
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